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Mark Winkler: Sweet Spot
by C. Michael Bailey
For all of his musical bona fides, Mark Winkler is no more a jazz singer than Jim Caruso or Michael Bublé. In spite of the fact that he attracted the best of the best in his sidemen--bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Billy Childs and drummer Greg Hutchinson--for Sweet Spot, he remains something else. The point being, that ...
Billy Childs: The Perfect Picture
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
There is a somewhat-still-virgin musical territory that rests its innocent heart where classical music ends and jazz commences. Many have beautifully tiptoed on its smooth surface before, mixing, experimenting, creating and even challenging its balance with both improvised and organized notes. Music is in constant evolution, and jazz has always, in one way or another, embraced ...
53rd Jazz Grammy Winners Announced
= winner 4. Best New Artist Esperanza Spalding Justin Bieber Drake Florence & The Machine Mumford & Sons 44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band ...
Announcing the Winners of the "Seven Years of ArtistShare" 7-CD Giveaway
Gary Romans, Steven Cantor, Stephen Watkins, George Kahn and Connor Helms, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the ArtistShare “Seven Years of ArtistShare" 7-CD giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit ArtistShare for more releases. In addition, ArtistShare founder ...
Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble Saturday night November 20 the Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
Grammy-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble Saturday night November 20, 2010 at Vitellos Jazz & Supper Club. Childs' band includes Bob Sheppard on woodwinds, Carol Robbins on harp, Larry Koonse on guitar, Hamilton Price on bass, and Marvin “Smitty" Smith on drums, backed by The Sonus String Quartet. The musicians are: Billy Childs ...
Billy Childs Blends Jazz And Classical On "Autumn: In Moving Pictures"
The second ArtistShare release from Billy Childs, “Autumn: In Moving Pictures" takes the listener on a unique musical journey through the New England Autumn. Using the twists and turns of I-95, the sounds of leaves floating in the wind, and the patterns of raindrops, Childs' paints magnificent auditory portraits which are interpreted by Billy's Chamber Jazz ...
Take Five With Aimua Eghobamien
by AAJ Staff
Meet Aimua Eghobamien: With a dad who listened to a world of music from British pop to Highlife and Calypso; a mum who sang him a do lullabies; and siblings who were interested in all things American--Motown, soul, US pop and R&B charts--his musical tastes developed without limitations. Living at various points on three continents, he ...
Enter the "Seven Years of ArtistShare" 7-CD Giveaway!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Seven Years of ArtistShare" contest sponsored by ArtistShare. To celebrate the seven year anniversary of ArtistShare's first fan-funded project, five winners will receive a collection of 7 recent ArtistShare releases listed below at the conclusion of the contest on November 14th.Click here to enter the contest (Following ...
Billy Childs redefines “Third Stream”
Billy Childs' second fan-funded ArtistShare recording, “Autumn: In Moving Pictures" provided fans with his unique take on the combination of classical and jazz. “Autumn: In Moving Pictures" features Billy's Chamber Jazz group of Bob Sheppard, Larry Koonse, Carol Robbins, Scott Colley, Antonio Sanchez, and Brian Blade, augmented by the acclaimed Ying String Quartet. With this recording, ...
53rd Monterey Jazz Festival: A Distinctive New Orleans Flavor
by Larry Taylor
To summarize the high spots of the 2010 Monterey Jazz Festival would certainly take more than one lead paragraph. From Sept. 17 through 19 at the Monterey, California, Fairgrounds, there was a pervasive New Orleans spirit in the air and the music. This was emphasized by the appearances of Trombone Shorty on Saturday afternoon, and Harry ...
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